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Shot Case or Tray.

No. 230,664. Patented Aug. 3, 1880.

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CHARLES W'. SGHMIEDING, QF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SHOT CASE OR TRAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,664, dated August3, 1880.

Application filed April 24, 1880. (No model.)

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tray,showing its various pockets having inclined bottoms and the display ofshot in one of the pockets. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken online as m of Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A A A A represent the frames or vertical sides of my tray or case. Brepresents a vertical partition centrally dividing the case. B B arealso vertical partitions to further subdivide the case on both sides ofthe central partition. The various pockets 0 are thus formed, the latterbeing completed by adding the inclined bottom 0 to the respectivevertical frames, as shown in the figures. Those pockets facing front ofthe central partition,

' B, have their bottom 0 arranged to incline from the frame A, and thehighest point thereof to the lowest point of the said partition B. Like-Wise the pockets to the rear of the partition B have their bottom ainclining from near the highest point of B to lowest point of the frameA. (See figures.)

As apparent, I do not limit myself to the 0 size of the tray or case orto the number of its pockets.

By means of the inclined bottoms c the shot or grains always tend togravitate to the lowest point of the said incline plane or depth of 5the pocket. Thus the latter, by their said 0011- struction, greatlyfacilitate the scooping or handling of the shot or grains. The inclinedplanes or pockets proper also prevent waste or loss of shot or grains,and, as apparent, each pocket can serve to separate, expose, and sampledifferent grades of the shot, and otherwise the tray or case is a mostdesirable article to hold the shot or grains that have been emptied fromthe package or bag.

No cover or bottom is necessary-that is, the top and bottom of the trayare left free or open, as shown; hence it can be noted that the traypresents the same pockets 0 on the under side of each incline bottom asexist at their top. (See Fig. 2.) The tray or case is thereforereversible-can be used both ways.

What I claim is The combination of the frames A A A A central partition,B, transverse partitions B B inclined bottoms a, forming the like seriesof pockets 0, each of the latter in front of the central partition, B,having its bottom a to incline from near top of A to lowest point of B,while each pocket to the rear of said partition B inclines in the samemanner from B to A, as shown, forming the improved reversible tray orcase, substantially as described.

CHARLES W. SOHMIEDING. Witnesses WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, ROBERT BURNS.

